Fort Lauderdale Again? But Wait! There's More!

December 13, 2009 to January 17, 2010

Key West, Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
San Francisco, California
Hong Kong, China
Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
Bangkok, Thailand

One of my personal challenges on this trip is packing. Traveling over a month and with carry-on luggage only? That's right! I just got this really cool backpack online. It's a versatile backpack with a nice rack and waist belt. But it also has wheels for tooling around airports and streets. It's small enough to be carry-on. I'm taking a second, regular sized pack too along with my nifty new netbook. This will be the first time I've traveled over a week with so few items. Seasoned travelers advise to wash your clothes every day, and that will be my mantra!

Checking my "TO DO" list---- typhoid shot-check, up-to-date immunizations-check, malaria meds-check, iodine tablets to purify water-check, US Embassy phone numbers-check, light clothing/silk/poly/sweat-wicking-check, good sneakers-check, pepto-check, but wait! there's more!

The genesis of this trip was job-hunting. It's morphed into a little more though! Since I've already invested in getting to Asia for a job fair, I decided to expand the opportunity since living expenses will be relatively low.
What job? Well, this has been a long-held dream: to be the principal of an International School in an exotic part of the world. There are a number of opportunities, so I'm very hopeful. I've done a couple interviews stateside, via Skype and telephone. I'm looking forward to meeting some of my interviewers in person when I get to Bangkok. There will be over 90 schools represented at this job fair. And, in February, there's another international job fair in Boston, with over 130 schools participating world-wide. The group I'm working with is called International School Services (ISS). They are a great organization. I've been nothing but impressed with their 'reach' and professional services. The organization is populated with extremely friendly people with very interesting life-stories.

But wait! There's more!

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written by  Jim Latt on December 6, 2009 from Fort Lauderdale, United States
from the travel blog: Back to Fort Lauderdale, But Wait! There's More!
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